Wednesday February 16, 2011 Day 17 Finished Stadio Artemio Franchi

Fiorentina 1 - 2 Internazionale

  • Pasqual 33’
  • Camporese 6’ (o.g.)
  • Pazzini 62’

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  1. Pazzini fires Inter to win

    Pazzini fires Inter to win

    Italy striker Giampaolo Pazzini netted the winner at former club Fiorentina to give Internazionale a 2-1 in Serie A. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fiorentina
    • Internazionale
    • 90+3' The full-time whistle goes at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and Inter have clinched a hard-fought 2-1 win over Fiorentina, with Pazzini's goal proving the decisive one! Thanks for joining us. Serie A standings
    • 90+2' Eto'o does superbly to kill time for the visitors: haring down the right at pace and winning a corner.
    • 90+1' Julio Cesar concedes an attacking throw in as he fails to control a back pass properly, and that is poor.
    • 90' Three minutes will be added at the end of this second half as Gilardino harries the Inter back four.
    • 89' Stankovic departs the scene as Joel Obi enters the fray, and Leonardo makes his final change.
    • 88' Montolivo battles with Stankovic in midfield, and the hosts still cannot create anything.
    • 87' Babacar streaks clear of the Inter back four, but Ranocchia recovers superbly to intervene.
    • 86' El Khouma Babacar is the latest man to be introduced as Fiorentina make their final change.
    • 85' Gaetano D'Agostino comes on to replace Marco Donadel, as Fiorentina inject fresh legs into their midfield.
    • 84' McDonald Mariga comes on to replace the injury-stricken Sneijder, who trots off down the tunnel.
    • 83' Sneijder sustains what looks to be a hamstring injury as he strains for the ball, and he immediately signals for a substitution to be made.
    • 82' Comotto wins an attacking throw in, but Zanetti defends well to clear upfield.
    • 81' Maicon continues to show his power and strength with another strong run down the right, before slicing his cross out for a goal kick.
    • 79' Fiorentina are keeping the ball very well, but are not troubling their opponents in the final third.
    • 78' Eto'o battles with Behrami once more, and the Inter striker gets the better of his marker before driving a low shot wide.
    • 77' Sneijder has been very quiet in this match, but he links up the play now from midfield.
    • 76' Pazzini tussles with Gamberini, who is penalised for his over-zealous defending.
    • 75' Eto'o fouls Donadel, but that was simply a mistimed challenge more than anything more malicious.
    • 73' Pasqual remonstrates with the referee following being penalised for a petty foul in his side's half.
    • 72' Houssine Kharja comes on to replace Nagatomo, who has played very well indeed.
    • 71' What a strike from Stankovic! The midfielder lets fly from 30 yards, and the ball brushes the near post with Boruc scrambling across his line.
    • 69' Inter stroke the ball around at the back patiently, and Fiorentina have to show more urgency now.
    • 67' Gilardino wags his finger at the referee's assistant in disgust as he is ruled offside.
    • 66' Eto'o is working tirelessly for Inter, dropping off the front line and causing Pasqual havoc.
    • 65' Behrami is not protecting Pasqual at left-back, and that flank is clearly where Inter should continue attacking.
    • 64' Fiorentina are pressing very hard as they go in search of an equaliser, but Inter are defending deep.
    • 62' Pasqual really should have done better there, and Eto'o coasted past him.
    • 61' GOAL!!!!!! PAZZINI RESTORES INTER'S LEAD! Eto'o beats Pasqual with consummate ease to get to the byline, before cutting the ball back precisely for Pazzini to tap home!
    • 59' Fiorentina are scrapping hard in midfield, and Inter are being forced to work incredibly hard for any openings.
    • 57' Montolivo handles cynically on the edge of his own box, and that should really have been a booking.
    • 56' Mutu and Behrami combine effectively, before Gilardino forces his way through on goal, only for Ranocchia to defend superbly!
    • 54' Maicon unleashes a raking long ball towards Pazzini, and the forward latches on to it before shooting wide - good route one stuff from Inter!
    • 52' Nagatomo scampers past Behrami for Inter, but the crossing quality in this match has been abysmal from both sides.
    • 50' Behrami is looking very sprightly as he charges down the right at pace, but the delivery is again poor.
    • 49' Stankovic stabs a shot on target despite being off balance, and Boruc is wrong footed but still manages to palm the ball away.
    • 47' Ljajic skips jauntily down the right, but he cannot find a decent cross over to Mutu.
    • 46' The second half is underway at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and Inter kick us off in their all-white change strip.
    • 45+1' The half-time whistle goes at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and it is 1-1 between Inter and Fiorentina courtesy of a strike from Pasqual and an own-goal from Camporese.
    • 45' Just one minute will be added at the end of this first half, with Fiorentina attacking through Mutu.
    • 44' Oooh, what an attempt from Gilardino, who curls an exquisite shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball grazes the top of the netting!
    • 43' Maicon powers down the right at pace before drilling over a vicious cross into the box, but Boruc gathers it superbly.
    • 41' Pazzini again uses his aerial presence to challenge for the ball from a corner, but this time he heads over the bar.
    • 40' Both coaches have a rather heated exchange now as the tension builds in this match.
    • 39' Nagatomo unleashes a wild and entirely overambitious shot well wide of the far post.
    • 38' Maicon and Cordoba combine down the right as the Brazilian gets a cross in for Pazzini, who fires wide.
    • 36' Pazzini is proving a real force in attack for Inter as he battles hard with Camporese.
    • 34' Fiorentina deserve to be level in this match, and Inter have to build patiently once more.
    • 33' GOAL!!!!! Pasqual is given the goal as Fiorentina level! The midfielder gets down the left at pace before swinging across a superb delivery which beats everyone in the box, including Julio Cesar!
    • 31' Fiorentina have responded well to falling a goal behind and are battling very hard...
    • 29' Maicon maraudes down the right at pace, but the full back cannot follow the run up with a decent cross.
    • 27' Ljajic comes on to replace the stricken Santana, who must be made of glass following that challenge.
    • 25' Zanetti is furious as Santana goes down very easily under a nothing challenge and wins a free kick.
    • 24' Behrami attempts a very delicate chipped delivery over the top of the Inter defence, but it's blocked.
    • 23' Eto'o is tripped rather cynically by Pasqual, but it's an innocuous free kick for the visitors.
    • 21' Comotto is very unnecessarily booked for dissent as he remonstrates petulantly with the referee over a free kick on halfway.
    • 19' The Romanian attempts an audacious overhead, which he can only slice wide, but it shows good confidence!
    • 17' Mutu is a tireless worker in attack for Fiorentina, and he chases a long ball doggedly, only for Maicon to clear.
    • 16' Boruc bides his time, much to the frustration of the Inter fans, before finally clearing up field.
    • 15' Eto'o chases a loose ball which Nagatomo pings down the line, and he could never reach that.
    • 13' Cordoba gets very carried away after a promising attacking run and drills a wayward shot well wide.
    • 12' Gilardino is led away to the touchline by the physio after a bloody clash of noses with Ranocchia, but he should be fine to continue.
    • 11' Fiorentina break at pace through Donadel and Behrami, before a cross is whipped over by the latter, but is too deep for Mutu.
    • 9' Stankovic and Sneijder combine down the left for Inter, and the pair exchange passes to good effect.
    • 8' Stankovic is instrumental early on from midfield, and Fiorentina need to stop him playing.
    • 7' That really was a vicious deflection, and a cruel way for Fiorentina to slip behind so early in this match.
    • 6' GOAL!!!!!! ETO'O OPENS THE SCORING! What a start for Inter as Eto'o looks to slide a precise cut-back into the path of the onrushing Pazzini, only for Camporese to deflect the cross beyond Boruc!
    • 4' Mutu battles furiously with Cordoba in the Inter half, and the defender comes off best.
    • 3' Ivan Cordoba wins a free kick which he will lump upfield from halfway, and he cannot pick out Eto'o.
    • 2' Mario Santana commits an early foul on Sneijder as the pair clash in midfield, and he can have no complaints.
    • 1' The first half is underway at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and Fiorentina kick us off in their all purple strip.
    • - Inter's rivals Milan lead the way in Serie A, with an eight-point gap between the two teams and Leonardo's side also behind Napoli and Lazio in the table. Serie A standings
    • - Fiorentina host champions Internazionale in their Serie A encounter at the Stadio Artemio Franchi with the visitors in fourth.

  • Summary

    • 71' What a strike from Stankovic! The midfielder lets fly from 30 yards, and the ball brushes the near post with Boruc scrambling across his line.
    • 61' GOAL!!!!!! PAZZINI RESTORES INTER'S LEAD! Eto'o beats Pasqual with consummate ease to get to the byline, before cutting the ball back precisely for Pazzini to tap home!
    • 56' Mutu and Behrami combine effectively, before Gilardino forces his way through on goal, only for Ranocchia to defend superbly!
    • 49' Stankovic stabs a shot on target despite being off balance, and Boruc is wrong footed but still manages to palm the ball away.
    • 44' Oooh, what an attempt from Gilardino, who curls an exquisite shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball grazes the top of the netting!
    • 33' GOAL!!!!! Pasqual is given the goal as Fiorentina level! The midfielder gets down the left at pace before swinging across a superb delivery which beats everyone in the box, including Julio Cesar!
    • 6' GOAL!!!!!! ETO'O OPENS THE SCORING! What a start for Inter as Eto'o looks to slide a precise cut-back into the path of the onrushing Pazzini, only for Camporese to deflect the cross beyond Boruc!

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • A. Boruc
      • G. Comotto Yellow Card
      • A. Gamberini
      • M. Camporese Own Goal
      • M. Pasqual Goal
      • M. Donadel Substitution Out (73′)
      • V. Behrami Substitution Out (87′)
      • R. Montolivo
      • M. Santana Substitution Out (27′)
      • A. Mutu
      • A. Gilardino

      Subs

      • G. D'Agostino Substitution In73′
      • C. Natali
      • M. Marchionni
      • L. De Silvestri
      • A. Ljajic Substitution In27′
      • K. Babacar Substitution In87′
      • Neto

    • Starting line-up

      • Júlio César
      • Maicon
      • A. Ranocchia
      • I. Córdoba
      • Y. Nagatomo Substitution Out (71′)
      • E. Cambiasso
      • J. Zanetti
      • D. Stankovic Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
      • W. Sneijder Substitution Out (82′)
      • G. Pazzini Goal
      • S. Eto'o

      Subs

      • L. Castellazzi
      • M. Materazzi
      • G. Pandev
      • H. Kharja Substitution In71′
      • M. Mariga Substitution In82′
      • J. Obi Substitution In90′
      • Philippe Coutinho

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